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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Feb. 25, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor WT Splits with Grand Canyon, No. 19 Texas A&M Sunday</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Bears are set to open Big 12 play on the road next weekend<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Shelby Hild; 254-405-7591,
</span><a href="mailto:Shelby_hild@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Shelby_hild@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">WACO, Texas </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Baylor womens tennis played its second doubleheader of the weekend at the Hurd Tennis Center on Sunday, defeating Grand Canyon, 4-3, in the morning
before falling to No. 19-ranked Texas A&M, 4-0, in the afternoon. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Bears moved to 6-5 as they prepare for the start of conference play, while the Lopes fell to 9-2 and the Aggies rose to 7-5 on the year.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Grand Canyon took the doubles point with a pair of 6-3 wins on court one and three. Court two remained unfinished despite Danielle Tuhten and Miska Kadleckova fighting back from a 4-1 deficit to take control,
5-4. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Liubov Kostenko came flying out the gate to a 6-2, 6-0, win on court three, knotting the match at 1-1. Grand Canyons Natasha Puehse and Santa Strombacha took their matches in quick succession on the top
two courts, pushing the Lopes ahead, 3-1.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">With Baylor down, Tuhten defeated Valeriia Krokhotina on court six, 6-3, 6-3, to shave the deficit to one. Isabella Harvison followed up with a 6-4, 6-2, win over Elizaveta Morozova to level the match at
three-all, leaving it up to Zuzanna Kubacha on court five. Entering the final frame with a set apiece, Kubacha claimed the third set, 6-3, to clinch the match for the Bears as BU earned its fourth-straight win with the 4-3 decision.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Doubles action took a similar route against Texas A&M, with the Aggies coming out with an early 1-0 lead in the match.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In singles, No. 1-ranked Mary Stoiana quickly gave the Aggies a 2-0 advantage with a. straight-set win at the No. 1 position. A 6-2, 6-2, decision on court six pushed A&M to match point before another ranked
win gave Texas A&M the 4-0 sweep. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">"I love the grit displayed by this team all weekend, Baylor head coach Joey Scrivano said. Their commitment to competition and prioritizing the We Over Me mentality is something special. We have a group
that is embracing challenges and avoiding complacency. Today marked a significant stride in the right direction, and now we need to prepare well this week for the start of conference play.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Bears return to action and open Big 12 play on the road this weekend at Cincinnati (March 1) and West Virginia (March 3).
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">RESULTS VS. GRAND CANYON<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Singles<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 1 Natasha Puehse def. Miska Kadleckova: 6-2, 6-1
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 2 Santa Strombacha def. Sierra Berry: 6-4, 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 3 Liubov Kostenko def. Iva Sepa: 6-2, 6-0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 4 Isabella Harvison def. Elizaveta Morozova: 6-4, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 5 Zuzanna Kubacha def. Lailaa Bashir: 2-6, 6-2, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 6 Danielle Tuhten def. Valeriia Krokhotina: 6-3, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Doubles<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 1 Natasha Puehse/Santa Strombacha def. Sierra Berry/Zuzanna Kubacha: 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 2 Danielle Tuhten/Miska Kadleckova vs. Valeriia Krokhotina/Valentina Del Marco: 5-4 (unfinished)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 3 Iva Sepa/Elizaveta Morozova def. Isabella Harvison/Liubov Kostenko: 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">RESULTS VS. TEXAS A&M</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Singles<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 1 #1 Mary Stoiana def. Sierra Berry: 6-0, 6-0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 2 #19 Nicole Khirin def. Zuzanna Frankowska: 6-2, 6-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 3 Daniella Dimitrov vs. #29 Mia Kupres: 4-6, 2-3, unfinished<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 4 Lauren Littell vs. Lucciana Perez: 2-6, 5-6, unfinished<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 5 Brooke Thompson vs. Daria Smetannikov: 2-6, 1-5, unfinished<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 6 Jeanette Mireles def. Lindsay Patton: 6-2, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Doubles<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 1 #4 Mia Kupres/Mary Stoiana def. Brooke Thompson/Daniella Dimitrov: 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 2 Danielle Tuhten/Liubov Kostenko vs. Lucciana Perez/Jeanette Mireles: 3-4, unfinished<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 3 Sydney Fitch/Nicole Khirin def. Zuzanna Frankowska/Lauren Littell: 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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